ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55824
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 April 1972 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JG 74 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 20+95 |
| MSN: | 6616 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Volkenschwand -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Neuburg AB |
| Neuburg AB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine failure due to broken rotor bade at 15,000 feet/open nozzle during return to Neuburg AB; OLt Horst Matushak (36) ejected unsuccessfully and was killed.
Sources:
ANP
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Germanf104.htm
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2095.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2009 01:00 | harro | Updated |
| 15-Jun-2011 09:24 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2011 09:28 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2020 19:07 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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